1912: The syndicalist trials A short history of the trials and legal repression of radical trade unionists in the UK in the early twentieth century.
A short history of May Day The history of the world holiday on the 1st May - May Day, or International Workers Day, held in commemoration of four anarchists executed for…
1977: The Battle of Lewisham An account of the street battles which took place in London when local residents decided to stop a fascist National Front march in their…
Beating back Mosley in Notting Hill, 1958 - Baker Baron A Notting Hill resident recounts his story of fighting racists and fascists in West London.
1988-1989: P&O seafarers' strike The history of P&O shipping workers who struck against wage and job cuts for 16 months. The company tried to break the strike, the government…
Panopticism - Michel Foucault “Is it surprising that prisons resemble factories, schools, barracks, hospitals, which all resemble prisons?” This is chapter 3 of Foucault’s…
1922: The Hong Kong strike The history of a huge general strike in Hong Kong which won many concessions, including a 20% pay hike.
1918-1921: The Italian factory occupations and Biennio Rosso A brief history of the Italian Biennio Rosso (two red years) and the mass factory occupations of…
La Canadiense and Barcelona general strike, 1919 - Sam Lowry A short history of the Barcelona general strike of 1919 which began after the sacking of eight…
1919: The 40-hours strike The 40 Hours strike led by the Clyde Workers' Committee was the most radical strike seen on Clydeside in terms of both its tactics and its…
The Lawrence textile strike, 1912 - Sam Lowry A short history of the strike of 20,000 textile workers, mostly women and girls who included native and immigrant workers, which won big…
The Real del Monte miners' strike, 1766 A short history of the first ever strike in North American history, by Mexican silver miners.